Anthurium plant named Jasmine

ABSTRACT

Jasmine, a cultivar of Anthurium andraeanum, is the product of a cross between Starlight and Midori. Jasmine has yellow-green, generally heart-shaped spathe with an indentation.

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar ofAnthurium, botanically known as Anthurium adnraeanum, and hereinafterreferred to by the cultivar name Jasmine. This new cultivar is a productof a planned breeding program, and was created from a cross made duringsuch a program in Pahoa, Hi., U.S.A. The female, or seed parent wasStarlight and the male, or pollen plant, was Midori. Jasmine wasdiscovered and selected as a flowering plant within the progeny of thestated cross by Calvin K. Hayashi in a controlled growing environment inPahoa, HI., U.S.A. Subsequent asexual reproduction has demonstrated thatthe combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the newcultivar are firmly fixed and are retained through successivegenerations of asexual reproduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and in combinationdistinguish Jasmine as a new and distinct cultivar:

The spathe or blossoms are a light yellow-green with a length of 8inches and a width of 61/2 inches.

The shape of the spathe is generally heart-shaped with one edge slightlyindented.

The pedicle is straight and strong, and the spathe stand well above theleaves.

The leaves are relatively large, and dark green in color. New leavesgrow approximately 40 inches in overall height when grown to maturity ina 10 inch plastic container.

The spadix is approximately 41/2 inches long, 17/8 inches incircumference, having a generally yellow-green color at early growthstages and maturing into an ivory color at maturity.

The plant flowers continuously. When first flowering, the spathe aresmall in size, becoming larger with each successive blossom as the plantmatures in growth.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying photographs show a typical specimen of the new cultivarJasmine, with the colors being as true as possible with illustrations ofthis type.

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of the entire plant and

FIG. 2 is a close up view of a typical spathe.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following observations, measurements, and values describe the plantgrown in Pahoa, Hi., U.S.A., under greenhouse conditions which closelyapproximate those generally used in horticultural practice. Colorreferences are made to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society, except where general color terms of ordinarysignificance are used.

Botanical classification: Anthurium andraeanum, cultivar name, Jasmine.

Parentage:

Male parent.--Anthurium andraeanum Midori.

Female parent.--Anthurium andraeanum Starlight.

Propagation: At the present time, propagation is by stem cuttingalthough tissue culture is possible with this cultivar.

Plant: When grown in a 10-inch plastic container the plant isapproximately 40 inches in height and approximately 38 inches in width.

Leaves:

Form and size.--The leaves are generally heart-shaped, with a distinctpoint. The size of the leaves, depending on the maturity of the plant,is approximately 141/2 inches to 81/2 inches in width.

Texture.--Smooth, slightly shiny in appearance.

Color.--Upper side dark green; under side medium green, stems are alight green than the leaves.

Flowers:

Buds.--The spathe is rolled around the spadix; after opening, the spathestands well above the leaves.

Spathe (blossom):

Size.--Approximately 8 inches in length and 61/2 inches in width.

Color.--Upperside, 150D; underside, 150D. The color designation isprimarily yellow-green with a light green coloration along the veins.

Arrangement.--The spathe stand on long, straight light green pediclesand are set at an angle approximately 45 degrees to the pedicle.

Shape.--At full bloom, the spathe is generally heart-shaped with thelobes slightly overlapping. The veins begin at the base of the spadixand are visible throughout the spathe. The edge of the spathe isslightly indented on one side.

Texture.--Glossy.

Reproductive organs:

Spadix.--Generally yellow-green in color maturing to an ivory white.

Stamens.--There are four stamens surrounding the pistil. The stamens arevisible only when they are separated from the individual reproductiveorgans from the main axil. The stamens are covered with two smalltriangular and two square-shaped tops; at the center, the stamen isfirmly enclosed.

Anthers and filaments.--Not clearly visible.

Pollen.--White in color.

Pistils.--Grown firmly together with the pulpy main axil and sittingbetween the stamens. The color is generally yellow, maturing to an ivorywhite and shaped approximately 1/16 of an inch long.

Roots: New growth is pulpy and light red in color, with the very tipsbeing yellow. Older roots are generally gray.

Disease resistance: Through observation to date, Jasmine exhibits goodtolerance against traditional diseases.

General observations: Jasmine is a rapid growing anthurium which underoptimum growing conditions produces approximately six blossoms per year.At earlier stages of growth, the plant produces smaller blooms whichbecome larger as the plant matures. The spathe are held on long,straight pedicles reaching lengths of 34 inches. This new and distinctcultivar, because of its good blooming habit and coloration is wellsuited for cut flower production as well as for potted plants. Due tothis unique combination of characteristics, Jasmine provides a valuablenew cultivar of Anthurium adraeanum.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium andraeanumsubstantially as described and illustrated, known by the cultivar nameJasmine and characterized by the combined features of a yellow-green,generally heart-shaped spathe and an indentation along an edge thereof;long straight pedicles which hold and position the spathe well above theleaves; dark green leaves; slightly spreading growth habit and goodblooming habit.